Show I DAVIS COUNT COUNTY I GOES GOESON ON RECORD Delegation Calls Cals on Representatives Representatives and Asks Them to Vote for Prohibition BURTON STATES POSITION DECLARES THAT HE WILL SUP SUPPORT sup supPORT SUPPORT PORT DRASTIC MEASURE Senator Christopher ho Burton Burtn Jr and Representative John Jobs W V Thornley were Jon To e waited upon yesterday by b a a committee representing Davis county and a were for formally formally mally mal notified of or the th wishes of r then their tet con constituents cn constituents on the prohibition question The Them meeting m was held 1 ld In th tM the parlors of the Hotel at Rt 1 J The committee consisting of Ephraim James G 0 P Ellison Elson Henry Her II H I Blood Blo Wood Woo William IllIam II 1 Streeper Jr Israel Isrel Stewart Call Can Joseph H If Grant and Peter A came cam to Salt SaltI I Lake ake City armed with wih a petition contain containing ing In over or OI arme O signatures embracing with wih other petitions being bing gathered nearly 90 9 I per cent of the citizens of or Davis Dals county Henry Heno H lL Blood who was chair chairman chairman chairman man of the committee explained that those who had circulated the petitions had found M ai hd almost unanimous sentiment I favorable to prohibition He lie assured aure the lawmakers that they would be backed by their constituents cn without regard Jo to party or creed In voting oUng for absolute prohibition The only fear expressed was that some compromise measure masure which in operation would wold be ineffectual would be b foisted upon the In the a a pro prohibition prohibition law and that friends of prohibition prohibition tion might be Induced Induce to support such suh a ton because nothing better beUer seemed measure possible of attainment Such a law It was pointed out would probably fall fali rai to accomplish pointe the results hoped for it I and thus the cause of prohibition hop might ml ht be b in 1 injured lured For this reason raon the legislators were strongly urged urge by each of the con coni rt mitte to work actively for a statewide prohibitory law Senator Burton after hearing bearing from each member membEr of ot the committee personally responded in a neat neat speech in which he declared himself for prohibition without hout reserve The saloon he be said sid was not capable of reformation Regulation In this matter mattor matr will not regulate The only way wa before us wl seems seams to be to pats pass a measure that will abolish the traffic The methods tho that I trac may be may be revolutionary but I am ready if it need n d be in order to 0 suppress that thit reay which Is a menace to the community to adopt drastic measures i The only thing thins that remains to be b de decided decide decided is il aa as to ways was and means U We must mus bear cide In mind traffic has his been bull buil bui up under the sanction sancton of the law and ald aldno now no we are ar asked to lp it I out by b mm fell swoop without regard to property rp rights fel or community interests V 1 While bIle the majority of our constituents are entitled to every consideration n the tho minority also have ever rights right that must be respected un H tt may be b ne n necessary es ary for or your yur representatives to vote yote for ome some measure that may seem sem to some a compromise proposition proposition tion but you OU may be assured that we le shall ton weigh the question queston carefully and we hope prove by b our vote that tat we e have havethe hope the h Interests of our constituents at B t heart hert with Representative Thornley agreed a e what h t his colleague had said ad in every eer par particular particular lular and while neither of the legs legle later lator cared to pledge himself the com corn was re given to understand by both that the prohibition question queston would be beThe b Safe Eare In their bandl hands I The Davis county petitions will wl be b pM pee p to the house houle by Representative Thornley on Monday By that time It I Is Torley expected names name that It I will wl contain nearly 30 I |